The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-08-18

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Kunnel an me we got de bigges' shere at
fus'. He name dat pup de Duke OBJ Eden.
bug, an 'claan chile, SPARED of'en
oh eber gittin' i'm raised up ter de
yeahs OBJ desorushion 'Peared like he
jis' gwiue dig up de hole plantation
an chaw de souf side out OBJ de town en-
spite OBJ usl But me an de Kunnul stuck
ter UNI, an de shine dat de Kunnul tuck ter
dat pup hit neber glib out CLAIR, some
times ct seem like de Kunnul sot mo- sto'
by de Duke dan he own soul!
Well, one day de Duke got pizen somewhat
an come home er whiEzen. / neber see
sech rnnuin' He eyes dey wuS stickini Out
an dey wuS green, an he struck err circle
en- de front ya'd an en- or minnet dat ya'd
hit jes' seem ter bile. He run ser fas' he
eyelids wus blowed rite back outer de
forred an he yeas look mo'en two foot
long an de hole pup bout ten foot De
Kunnul he wuz wiz; but it wuz no use, dat
pup jes' KEEP err whizzin' en- dat circle, wuth
de air full OBJ dirt an shrubs an roots an
leaves, twell he strike or focus In de mid.
die an drap. Den we po'ed melted lard
down i'm an rubbed i'm all obber with
camGah, an mos sho' de Kunnul he cried
ober i'm, too. Me an dc Kunnul sot up all
dat night an nussed UNI, an de mex day
dat pup dug up hole bed OBJ injgons down
in de truck patch an cyarried Miss Myra's
bes' bonnet out an buried ct en- de garden
But dc Kunhul he iis' laff he ser glad dat
Duke OBJ Edenbu'g well ergin.
Well. little while aftah dat de Duke fell
inter do ciste'n, Dat wuz er tribulation sho'
nuff. De Kunuul run mos distract dat
night. Ell wuz powful da'k, an he ser
ce'tain dat pup gwine drown he iis' rip er
boa'd off de fence am slide down hut inter
de ciste'n lneber furgit dat ser scat
l jis' drop onter my knees by de mouf oh
dat da'k dungeons caborn an pray fur dc
Lawd ter sabe dat pup, an'--an'-de Kun
null. Well, He did, dough ct wuz ser datlS
| couldn't see how de myracle am did.
Den terecSly aftah dat de Duke he got dc
| insects an de scratches; an de Kunnul tell
me ter plastah um with buttah an red per.
supity. l done hit; but, honey, doan yo'
eber do ct wuth dat pup OBJ yo'n caise two
days aftah plasrd de Duke der wuzn CT
libn' hair on um but he eyewunkersl He
de mos sta'ilin' lookin' creetah yo' eber
sect De fus' time he come up ter me aftah
dat err blinkin' he eyes an Vaughn he hair
less tail jes' tuck ter my heels, an all
King Gawg's oxen couldn' ahcld me
But de Duke he blossom out aftah dat; he
grow de fines crop OF hair OBJ any bels' en-
dem pawts, an wien he git ter er yeah ole
he highs big as or OK. De Kunnul jis' sot
eyes by 'um, an Miss Myra she mighty
tuck with UNI, fur dat Duke he jes' ma ch
roun' with 'er livery wha' as If he own Ter
en- de hole ya'th. But he didn' like Marse
Willum an he like Mar Sc David, an dat de
fus' triberlation en- dat Tub game Befo' he
got growed up ne jes' pay no 'tention ter it,
n, ,, 4 k,a .k
descreeshun, CLAIR, belieb he TAX mo
inte'st en- it dan de old Mistess, an tell
we she pow full pestered bout it.
Yo, see, honey, dat game hit git hottah
an hottah all de time; hit jis' seem
dem two sprucious young chaps. De
lean to'des Marse William, hit seem ter me,
I'spec' caise he folks ser rich an come
uppity, but Miss Myra tink she take jis'
leetle de mos ter Marse David, dough,
CLAIR, / belieb dat chile like dem chaps ser
had she jes' breakin' her hat caise she
can not myarry um bofel
Well, de Duke he is' keep takin' mo- an
mo- inte'est en- de scrape, twell aftah while
hit git ser bad dat wen 1t come Marse
Willums tu'n ter visit Miss Myra en- de
ebenin', we hab ter chain i'm in de back
ya'd ter keep i'm FUN eatin' Marse Willum
up. But wen hit come Marse David's tu'n
dat dawg jes' roll en- de flower beds, IAN
ba,k AM cave an jump onter Marse David
an lick he hams an face like all persessed,
an dat make hit pow'ful had an tribe ria
cious fur Miss Myra.
Den one ebenin' notis' Marse David he
come down de big steps an go way mighty
yarley, an wen go en- de house see Miss
Myra look awful white an trubbled like,
an tink ter myself NOW Marse Willum
goin' ter win, an feel pow,ful bad bout
dat caise / cswnt hep likin' Marse David
de bes no way.
Den Marse David he quit comm, an we
hab ter keep dat Duke js chained up all
de while caise he lis git viii. But Miss
Myra she not low Marse Wilium ter come
berry of'en elder, an pears like cherry ting
goin' crossways in dat house.
WELL one ebenin' dat Tub game hit come
ter err teetotal Eruption. Et happen de night
de stage come en- fun Cha'lston an de Kun
null sont me in fur de mail. min ct wuz
moonlight, an met Marse William goin'
toa'des de Kunnul's, an fo long | met
Marse David gon' kiuer dat way too.
But, chile. doan' yo neber mistrus' but
what tings wuz upset some wen git back
ter dat house erginl De Duke he jis' went
clean out OBJ he senses hit pears dat night
wien Marse Willum come, an tore an
raved an broke he chain an como rite
roun, inter de front ya'd lik err wounded
lion, an wen come he wuz layin' da' on
de walk wuth er bullet hole fro he brain,
an Marse Willum wuz talkin' at de
top OBJ he voice, an de Kun
null wuz cha'gin' an yellin' dat he
goin' ter murder i'm fur KILN de
Duke, an Miss Myra wuz cryini an ole Mis-
tess err screamin'. / neber see de like TO
ner since | clar, belieb de Kunnul take
Marse Willums life rite den an da' only
fur Miss Myra an ole Mistess cryin' an
holdin' um back twell Marse Willum make
er big sweepin' bow an walk out de gate.
Den de Kunnul he jes' drap rite down on
he knees oher dat Duke an cry an fon'le i'm
| like he er dead chile. | neber spec ter see
de like ergin! ! jis went rite away fun
da', an / neber bat airy eye with sleep dat
Dressed night fun triberlatin' bout dat lub
mess an, de Kunnups trubble
But mex mawnin' tings wuz no bettah
de Kunnnl he iis' wip an, hornety IS il he
haint err sign OBJ err head on he body. He
| gwine persecoot Marse Willum, he say
twell de las drap OBJ de law, an he gwine
git Marse David ter do etl Miss Myra an
de ole Mistess dey fit ergin dat like al
compassion. but de Kunnul jes match away
aftah Marse David spite OBJ um.
Well, went erlong with i'm case feerC
something goin' happen i'm, but Lam, he doar
keer wha' is he ser tuck up bout dat per
secootin'. Marse David he jes' been 'mitteC
ter de bar OBJ de law an hab no case yit
but he say he sorry but he cawnt do dis ful
de Kunnul Den de Kunnul iis jump clar
off de han'le. He want fight Marse Davit
err duel, an he buse i'm an cyarry on viii
Marse David never say airy wo'd fur lon
time; jis' let de Kunnul run on twill h
clean out OBJ bref. Den he say with err dr..
kim OBJ laff he bleebs ruther zen hab d.
blood OBJ any mo- dawgs split he gwine d
etl
Well, chile, de trial dat come aftah littl
: wuz pow'ful big meetin'. Dey couldn n
wha' nigh git inter de justus' office, Sc